Percents Test Review

Comparing Percents

100

Question 1:

Order these numbers from greatest to least: 

5/9, 0.55, 5%, 50%

______, ______, ______, ______

5/9, 0.55, 50%, 5%

200

Question 3:

Fraction: 5/8

Decimal: ______

Percent: ______

Fraction: 5/8

Decimal: 0.625

Percent: 62.5%

300

Random Trivia:

In the game of Monopoly, which color are the cheapest properties?

a. Blue

b. Red

c. Green

d. Brown

d. Brown

400

Question 11:

What is the ratio of students from high school (9-12) to 1st grade? Simplify!

11 : 7

11 to 7

11/7

500

Question 3:

Fraction:_____

Decimal: 0.03

Percent: _____

Fraction: 3/100

Decimal: 0.03

Percent: 3%

Percent Proportions

100

Question 7: 

12% of what number is 480?

4000

200

Random Trivia:

Which animal can't jump?

a. Tiger

b. Elephant

c. Giraffe

d. Rhino

b. Elephant

300

Question 8:

What percent of 800 is 8?

1%

400

Question 5:

Find 95% of 36.

34.2

500

Question 6:

36 is 110% of what number?

32.72727272...

Percent Applications

100

Question 13:

A desk you plan to buy costs $149.99. In the state where you are shopping, the sales tax rate is 9%. How much will you pay in sales tax? (Round your answer to the nearest hundredths)

$13.50

200

Question 16:

You want to buy an outfit that is 35% off. The outfit costs $50. How much will you pay for the outfit?

$32.50

300

Question 15: Rachel served a table at her restaurant. The total bill was $250. The family tipped her 22%. How much money did she make in tips?

$55

400

Question 12: A large bag of marbles contains 35 blue marbles, 85 red marbles, and 40 yellow marbles. What percent of the marbles are yellow?

25% of the marbles are yellow.

500

Question 14:

At a club fundraiser, a group of students washed 60 cars in one weekend. The next weekend, they washed 85 cars. What was the percent of increase in the number of cars washed? (Round to the nearest percent)

42% increase

Commissions and Interest

100

Question 20: 

Find the ending balance, using the compound interest formula B = P(1+r)ⁿ, on a car loan of $32,000 at 3.5% for 6 years. (Round to the nearest hundredths)

$39,336.17

200

Question 17:

Mara sold $16,000 worth of clothing last week at her store. If her commission is 4% of sales, how much commission did she earn?

$640

300

Question 19:

You invest $3,000 in a simple-interest account. The interest after 8 years is $720. What is the interest rate?

3%

400

Question 18:

Find the total amount due on a simple-interest loan if the principal is $7,500 with a rate of 4% for 12 years.

$11,100

500

Random Trivia:

What does the word "income" mean?

a. The money you spend

b. A type of coin

c. The money you earn

d. A bonus for being nice

c. The money you earn